struct ide_atapi_pc *pc = drive->pc;
        ide_hwif_t *hwif = drive->hwif;
        u32 tf_flags;
-       u16 bcount;
+       u16 bcount = 0;
        u8 scsi = !!(drive->dev_flags & IDE_DFLAG_SCSI);
 
        /* We haven't transferred any data yet */
        pc->xferred = 0;
        pc->cur_pos = pc->buf;
 
-       /* Request to transfer the entire buffer at once */
-       if (drive->media == ide_tape && scsi == 0)
-               bcount = pc->req_xfer;
-       else
+       if (dev_is_idecd(drive)) {
+               tf_flags = IDE_TFLAG_OUT_NSECT | IDE_TFLAG_OUT_LBAL;
+       } else if (scsi) {
+               tf_flags = 0;
                bcount = min(pc->req_xfer, 63 * 1024);
+       } else {
+               tf_flags = IDE_TFLAG_OUT_DEVICE;
+               bcount = ((drive->media == ide_tape) ?
+                               pc->req_xfer :
+                               min(pc->req_xfer, 63 * 1024));
+       }
 
        if (pc->flags & PC_FLAG_DMA_ERROR) {
                pc->flags &= ~PC_FLAG_DMA_ERROR;
        if (!drive->dma)
                pc->flags &= ~PC_FLAG_DMA_OK;
 
-       if (scsi)
-               tf_flags = 0;
-       else if (dev_is_idecd(drive))
-               tf_flags = IDE_TFLAG_OUT_NSECT | IDE_TFLAG_OUT_LBAL;
-       else
-               tf_flags = IDE_TFLAG_OUT_DEVICE;
-
        ide_pktcmd_tf_load(drive, tf_flags, bcount, drive->dma);
 
        /* Issue the packet command */